![Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is a great-looking arcade flight combat Mike Epstein O Follow game, and zipping over high-quality terrain trying to establish missile @bombur Kazutoki Kono locks and evade pursuers can be a lot of fun. But the experience often Follow If you're up and thinking about video games (of course you are), you should read my Ace Combat 7 review! ign.com /articles/2019/ ... #AceCombat7 @kazutoki gets weighed down by its weird and convoluted but persistent story and poor communication of objectives. It's enough to prove that there's room Good night! for the series to make a comeback, though this game will be not the one to jumpstart it. Oh...my god. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Review - IGN IN THIS ARTICLE Why does @IGN US's ACE COMBAT 7 review movie.. The first Ace Combat in five years is vague and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown confusing but looks great doing it. Releases January 18, 2019 PC PS4 XBOX ONE ign.com Why do you use "Normal "flight system..Why don't you use "expert"? 9:15 PM - 17 Jan 2019 GOOD 1 Retweet 3 Likes Oh, I disappointed you.. → Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown doesn't do a lot to O 3 10:07 PM - 20 Jan 2019 update its classic arcade-style dogfighting, but it does look great and its gameplay holds up for the most part. Tweet your reply 594 Retweets 1,509 Likes 7.0 O 146 17 594 Mike Epstein O @bombur Jan 17 Iliked it, but also it has a LOT of problems. You never get enough information 1.5K 17 JAN 2019 about missions, it barely teaches you how to play beyond the basics. AC6 was 12 Ernesto Garza @ErnestoGarza7 · 3h years ago! The idea that this game could pick up where the series left off is nuts, Replying to @kazutoki @IGN Mr. Kono, you have made the best game of the decade! I just finished playing the campaign and I loved it. Ace Combat 7 is now my favorite game. Those 3 years of but that's how it's designed. 9 4 waiting were worth it. Thank you for making such an awesome game. Mike Epstein O @bombur · Jan 17 O 23 And the story is just. I don't know. Maybe it's not worse than past games and I'm remembering poorly, but it tries to have lots of ideas and none of them are Kazutoki Kono @kazutoki · 3h well thought out or meaningful. #AceCombat7 It's my pleasure. O 31 Mike Epstein O @bombur · Jan 17 I hope you love drones. #AceCombat7 Connor Knightfox @CoolPsyco106 · 5h Replying to @kazutoki @IGN in serious note, Calling a casual control as "normal control" and normal control as "expert control" was an odd decision, kono. You should patch the game with "Journalist Control" and "Real Control", it would be better. 3rd Runner @The3rdRunner - 10h K Replying to @bombur HeavyArrow @SovietArrow · 12h Go dance with the angels, pal. Daemon Hatfield Mike Epstein Replying to @kazutoki @IGN @Daemzero @Bombur The current Ace Combat following watching Kono single handedly destroying IGN .and use Expert controls while you do so. #ign #acecombat7 #gaming Armango @DummyArmano · 9m Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Review Replying to @bombur 103,526 views I 2.7K A SHARE E+ SAVE To solitary with you 1.3K IGN O Published on Jan 18, 2019 SUBSCRIBE 11M Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown reviewed by Mike Epstein on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Also available on PC. For more info read the full review on IGN.com. Youtuber SkilI Up called "novice mode" the Games Journalist mode Carson Tadevich Can someone who's actually played an Ace Combat game review it please? He was right. 2 days ago It 350 Angelo Hart @Tallershadow · 8h REPLY Awful review and shows that reviewers don't actually care about the games they play. They just blaze View 23 replies v Replying to @bombur through it as fast as possible, not paying attention to anything then attach an arbitrary number and collect I wanted to scream through that gameplay no expert controls are you serious their paycheck. Darth Nayr "Surprisingly complex" Glad games journalisim is dying and Youtubers are taking over. IGN and the writer should be ashamed of Nads Valentine @nads_valentine · 4h Skillup called it "game journalist" mode in his review. this ""review"" you just play in 'Novice' control when most of player use 'Advance' control to get full Jet fighter experience 2 days ago Like Reply Share Report It 173 i REPLY Nick Cannon @villaarmy · Jan 18 illogicalfocus 1 HOUR AGO View 5 replies v Replying to @bombur I wish they [IGN] reviewed Street Fighter I| [in the arcades] back in the 90's with the same context. -It does LIQUID OCELOT Shockingly bad review. So bad I had to search your name and tell you. I suggest not show you any of their moves.. you delete it and get someone competent to review it. 7/10 not enough loot boxes not enough micro transactions yet too many jets Available for free! 1 day ago 7 Like Reply Share Report It 17 REPLY XenosisReaper @XenosisReaper Jan 18 Replying to @bombur This is literally one of the worst reviews I've ever read Chris Fokjohn Dude complained the game is hard. Do you even breathe on your own IGN? 2 days ago It 310 REPLY View 6 replies v](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/227/242/433.jpg "Reviewing Ace Combat 7 on Easy Mode")
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About
IGN is a website containing video game-related news, cheats, reviews and media.
History
In September 1996, the Imagine Games Network was founded by Jonathan Simpson-Bint for the gaming websites PSXPower, Next-Generation, Saturnworld, Ultra Game Players Online and N64.com. In 1998, many of the sites consolidated to become channels at IGN.com.[2]
Acquisition & Sales
In 1999, IGN purchased the role-playing video game website Vault Network.[1] In 2005, Australian businessman Rupert Murdoch's multimedia business empire News Corporation acquired IGN for $650 million. In 2011, News Corporation's IGN Entertainment acquired its rival network UGO Entertainment, the parent company of 1UP.com, from Hearst Corporation, for an undisclosed amount in cash and stock with a plan to re-launch the website into a standalone, spin-off video game review site. On May 25th, 2011, IGN’s online game store Direct2Drive was sold to the video game rental service GameFly. In February 2013, News Corporation sold IGN to the publishing company Ziff Davis.
Localization
In 2006, IGN began launching regional variations of the website and licensed publishers in other countries under the IGN brand. If a user visits the IGN website from supported area, the website automatically redirects to that the custom regional version of the site. As of June 2014, there are 17 total supported regions on IGN World[7] (shown below).
April Fools Pranks
IGN has participated in several notable April Fool's Day pranks over the years. In 2008, they released a fake trailer featuring a live-action film for The Legend of Zelda franchise (shown below, left). In 2010, IGN posted a fake trailer for a Halo-themed Bollywood musical film (shown below, right).
In 2011, the IGN YouTube channel released a fake trailer for a Harry Potter-themed television show titled "The Aurors" (shown below, left). In 2012, the site posted a mock trailer for a Mass Effect-themed Saturday morning cartoon series (shown below, right).
In 2013, IGN released a parody advertisement for a fake Apple video game console called the "iPlay," which is only capable of playing the game Angry Birds (shown below, left). In 2014, the site featured a mock trailer promoting a Transformers-themed DLC package for the battle game Titanfall (shown below, right).
Features
IGN contains video game news, information, podcasts and videos for a variety of platforms, including PlayStaion, Xbox, PC and Nintendo. In addition, the site contains sections for movies and television entertainment. The IGN Forums provide community boards for video games and other entertainment media discussions.
Scoring System
The original IGN scoring system gave games a score between .1 and 10.0 based on its performance in a variety of categories, including graphics, sound and gameplay. In August 2010, the scoring system was revised to increments of .5. In September 2012, IGN reverted back to a 100-point scale from .1 to 10.0 in .1 decimal increments. In 2014, a new policy was introducing allowing review scores to be revised in light of game updates and fixes.
Perfect Score Reviews
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64, 1998)
- Pokémon Red and Blue (Game Boy, 1999)
- Checkered Flag (Atari Lynx, 1999)
- Joust (Atari Lynx, 1999)
- Shanghai (Atari Lynx, 1999)
- Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (Game Boy Color, 1999)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (Game Boy Color, 1999)
- Soulcalibur (Dreamcast, 1999)
- Mario Golf (Game Boy Color, 1999)
- Pokémon Yellow (Game Boy, 1999)
- Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure (NeoGeo Pocket Color, 1999)
- SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium (Neo Geo Pocket Color, 2000)
- Magical Tetris Challenge (Game Boy Color, 2000)
- Metal Gear Solid (Game Boy Color, 2000)
- Pokémon Gold and Silver (Game Boy Color, 2000)
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages (Game Boy Color, 2001)
- Dragon Warrior III (Game Boy Color, 2001)
- Tornado Mania! (Mobile phone, 2006)
- Grand Theft Auto IV (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, 2008)
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PlayStation 3, 2008)
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii, 2010)
- Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, 2010)
- Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, 2010)
- Chrono Trigger (Wii Virtual Console, 2011)
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (PlayStation 3, 2011)
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii, 2011)
- Infinity Blade II (iOS, 2011)
- The Last of Us (PlayStation 3, 2013)
- Grand Theft Auto V (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, 2013)
Highlights
Gaijin 4koma
Gaijin 4koma (Japanese: 外人四こま, “4-frame foreigners”) is a series of four-paned comics based on two photographs of IGN employees reacting to Nintendo’s announcement of new titles at the E3 conference in 2003 and 2004 respectively. The multi-pane set up is typically used to express one’s disappointment and excitement over two separate things, in similar vein to the "At first I was like X, but then I was like Y" snowclone.
Operation Rainfall
Operation Rainfall was an online campaign orchestrated by gamers on the IGN Forums urging Nintendo to release North American versions of the games Xenoblade, The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower.
Didn't Read LOL
"Didn’t Read, LOL” is an expression commonly used to taunt others online by announcing their comments and posts have been ignored. The first known GIF featuring the phrase surfaced on the IGN Forums in July 2008.
Criticisms
Video Game Scoring
IGN video game review scores, which rank games on a scale from 1-10, are often mocked online for being overly generous in light of the actual review commentary. On February 6th, 2012, the gaming blog Twenty Sided[5] published an article criticizing IGN, which accused the site of "review-score prostitution." On December 25th, an anonymous 4chan user replied to an illustration of a phallus with the comment "8/10 it's okay – IGN," mocking the lackluster reviews accompanied by above-average scores on the site. On October 16th, 2013, IGN reviews editor Dan Stapleton participated in an "ask me anything" (AMA) post on the /r/Games[4] subreddit. In the comments section Redditor recklessfred pointed out that many people perceived IGN reviews being on a 7-10 scale rather than the stated 0-10 scale. On November 17th, a post was submitted to the /r/OutOfTheLoop[3] subreddit about IGN scoring jokes. On December 5th, Redditor cyanghost109- submitted an infographic accusing IGN of giving unfair favorable reviews to games in the Call of Duty franchise, gaining over 2,300 upvotes and 300 comments prior to being archived (shown below).
Traffic
In June 2005, IGN reported that the website was receiving 24 million unique visitors per month, with 4.8 million registered users participating across different sections of the site. As of June 2014, IGN has a global rank of 312 and United States rank of 167 on the traffic analytics site Alexa.[6]
Search Interest
External References
[1] Vault Network – Vault Network
[3] Reddit – 1010 its OK IGN
[4] Reddit – I am IGN Reviews Editor AMA
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